The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-07
DEPARTMENT. on JusrICE.
Aanuai ncpor, of Attorney Ccncrai
GARLAND.

wAsmNoroN, Dec. o. The annual r..
port OF Attorney General Garland was
transmitted 10 Congress today. II gives
inll account Of the business oi the de
parimont Of justice during the last fiscal
year, together with statistics oi crime
against the United States. The number Of
ordinary suits now pending IN the court Of
claims is lilo, involving the sum OF sl3,-
2j0,OO0. The number O. eases filed under
the Bowman act Ia l,slo, involving about
SJO.OO0.OOO.
The petitions filed IN French spoliniion
cases number $500, representing $50 YES.
scls, and about sgO0Oo0OO The amount
reported in favor Of claimants IN 1881 Of
those cascs passed upon is about $50 Opl
VARYING In sums from $50 10 sl5,3lS. Dur
ing the last fiscal year La civil suits wcw
terminated In O22 oi these judgments
were ior the United States In lu2 iur the
defendants, aud 103 were either mol
prrscd, dismissed or discontinued TWEEN
iy-six VEN appealed irnm the district 10
the circuit court, and tWcnty-lour lrum the
circuit court % the supreme court There
wcU pending July !, i,Ojl civil suits In
which the United States was y party.
During tie year there were l2,m' crimi.
nal prosecutions mostly Tor violations ol
customs md internal pNcuue laws
The aggregate amount of judgments
rendered in favor ui the United States In
civil suits during the last year was - OIL
80. aud the amount actually collected on
th0sc iulmcnts WIS ~ih2, ibS, while $40,
GIs WAS obtained during lhc year ON iudg
....ufa s...I.F.al la E.ttuUV tsauVa ftr ia
United States aud $40, 22o was othcrwis
realized In civil suits.
The Attorney General calls attention {,
the suggestions aud recommendation
made bv him IN his last annual report 10
rcgapi Ia matters calling for remedial leg
islation. aud again urges the Necessity o
Immediate action thereon. 1hcso subject
are ~ follows Fees Of mar,l,als la th,
Territories. pay OF deputy mnnshnls, cvis
ion Of the ice hill, substitution oi fiscal io
calendar year, protection Of civil oilicur
and witnesses, fees OF witnesses and iu
nun, criminal procedure, perjury sud law
and iurirs In the District oi Columbia.
IN n chapter In rcgntd 90 the cuulinC
ment aud treatment oi United state
prisonprs, the Attorney General slys he !
now more than ever convinced Of the MI
Eoluto need oi a government ponitCniinr
and rciouuaiory. he says that the cost ,
conducting government pcniteniiary vi
not be greater eventually than the cost ,
tulsisung the prisoners IN the various pcf
itcntiancs throughout the country viii b'
lie advocates tho appointment ol q con
mission 10 inquire into the adyiabliiy {
building government pcnibniiatics aud
roformaiory. and says that " would scci
that the United States should have mod
prisons and nciormaiorics Of ~ own
which 20 coniine iis criminals, and
which provisions should be- made for u
employment 81 the inmates nj some sui
able Industries ON n system ~ labor WhiC
would not violate the recent act OF Cot
grese, nor be inconsistent with the lay
passed by the several Suites aud the pr
Willing opinions relative 10 the subject
contract labor.
The Attorney General calls attention
the Necessity Of additional legislation 4
restoring and preserving court records, m
makes an urgent appeal IN behalf Of CO
tain changes In The Judicial system Of Il
country. On the latter subject he say
at Il impossible 10 oycrcstimaie the n
cessity that exists for change In the ]
dicial system TO meet the demand OF u